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Though September is often still hot, gardeners are beginning to anticipate cooler weather. It's now we start to focus on planting cool season vegetables…
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What do okra, chocolate, hibiscus, and cotton all have in common?Give up? These are all in the same botanical family: the Malvaceae family.Okra is one of…
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Homeowners and renters alike are becoming more interested in growing their own vegetables these days. There are a number of good reasons to look into…
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Home vegetable gardening has become increasingly popular over past few years. We often see an increase in vegetable gardening when we have an economic…
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The high temps with us from May through October their toll on the vegetable garden. Tomatoes, for instance, will set fewer fruit once it gets hot. Snap…
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Cool days and chilly nights are just the kind of weather lettuce enjoys. Lettuce is a vegetable that is so easy to grow, and delicious, that any gardener…
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Vegetable gardening seasons can be roughly divided into the cool season and the warm season here in our area. Vegetable gardeners must be especially…
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August is a transitional time of the year in the vegetable garden. While cool season plantings begin in earnest next month, some of the more heat-tolerant…
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June is the peak month for harvesting summer vegetables. One reason why people grow their own vegetables is the outstanding quality of freshly harvested…
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Many of the vegetables we planted in Louisiana in late summer or early fall will be ready to be harvested soon.